Whether you want to buy an existing business, start a new one, expand into new markets, or purchase new equipment, The Ernst & Young Guide to Financing for Growth helps you choose the right option, find the most favorable terms, and get the money you need to make your business grow. This new edition of the classic - The Ernst & Young Guide to Raising Capital - has been completely revised, updated, and expanded to include all the latest on state, federal, and international financing programs, as well as all the new SEC reporting requirements, and more. The experts at Ernst & Young's Entrepreneurial Services Group help you to find crucial information on: when and how to make a public securities offering - everything from general business concerns to the technical fine points; private placement - "exempt" offerings of securities and how to choose them for maximum financial advantage clearly detailed guidance on the basics of traditional debt financing, mezzanine loans, and all the ins and outs of borrowing; how to use leasing or franchising to increase cash flow and to free funds for other growth opportunities; how strategic partnerships or joint ventures can be the solution to your financing problems; how to use an ESOP to solve your liquidity and estate-planning needs; how to do a management buy-out; when acquisitions make sense or when selling out is appropriate, and how to go about either; and federal, state, and local government financing made easy. From joint ventures and public issues to leasing and cross-border alliances, whatever your growing business needs, The Ernst & Young Guide to Financing for Growth provides you with all the necessary information to expand your business.